IMAO Chapter 86

Soon, Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong arrived at the gathering, where people were singing, their voices rising and falling.

In the dim room, the light from the communicator cast shadows on Jiang Yuan’s profile as he sat in the corner, his brows furrowed into deep creases.

He just looked up more precautions about heat cycles, some with accompanying photos. Omegas who couldn’t get relief from Alpha pheromones during their heat would end up hurting themselves to varying degrees. There were also cases of Omegas who couldn’t bear it and left their rooms, leading to accidents.

He put away his communicator. It seemed the doctor’s final note wasn’t just to scare him. It really was extremely difficult for Omegas to endure their heat cycles alone. Even if they managed to get through it, they’d need psychological treatment afterward.

While tricking Ji Rong was an option, Jiang Yuan felt uncomfortable with it, especially given how well Ji Rong treated him. His conscience wouldn’t let him do it.

Jiang Yuan didn’t know exactly how unbearable a heat cycle was since he’d never experienced one. He wasn’t sure if he could tough it out, and more importantly, his situation was particularly complicated.

Pheromone imbalance would cause irregular heat cycles, and it wasn’t something that could be fixed quickly. Even if he managed to endure the first time, could he really keep doing it?

Even if tricking Ji Rong solved this immediate problem, what about the future? He couldn’t trick Ji Rong every time. Ji Rong wasn’t stupid!

“Um… everyone, listen up!” Liu Shan suddenly called out to the group.

Jiang Yuan tucked away his communicator and joined everyone else in looking at Liu Shan.

Liu Shan smiled sheepishly. “Well, my sweetheart heard our competition ended and wants to come over with some friends.”

“Damn, you actually found someone during your trip?” Gu Bai looked at Liu Shan in surprise.

Liu Shan rubbed his face embarrassedly. “Fate works in mysterious ways.”

Gu Bai gave him a side-eye. “What about when you go back? You had so many Omegas after you. You’re not going to be a scumbag Alpha, are you?”

“Don’t talk nonsense! I’m not that kind of Alpha. I’m serious about this!” Liu Shan immediately defended himself.

“Heh, I heard there were Omegas coming to school looking for you every day,” Gu Bai said.

As Liu Shan’s classmate, they knew each other well, and Gu Bai’s tone was full of doubt.

“Shit, don’t mention any of this when they get here! I never touched those Omegas. Don’t wrongly accuse me!” Liu Shan hurriedly explained.

“Fine, fine, you’re amazing, coming here and finding someone,” Gu Bai shrugged.

Liu Shan’s expression turned helpless. “Ah, I couldn’t help it. He’s just too cute!”

“Eww…”

Seeing Liu Shan’s eyes light up when mentioning that Omega, everyone let out sounds of disgust.

“Really, you don’t understand. His voice is so soft when he talks, and when he gets mad and tries to hit me, he’s so weak that I just need to hold his head back with my hand and he can’t reach me!” Liu Shan ignored everyone’s disgusted looks and continued swooning over his boyfriend.

Damn, is he showing off now?

Who wants to hear this?!

Don’t we single dogs have any dignity?

Gu Bai glared at Liu Shan, even wanting to hit him. Just as he was looking on with contempt, a voice suddenly spoke up.

“You like gentle and cute Omegas?”

Gu Bai froze, turned around to look at the speaker, his face full of shock.

“Who doesn’t!” Liu Shan immediately answered.

Jiang Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Besides that type?”

Liu Shan: “Pretty ones, hehe. To be honest, I used to like the really pretty type, who knew I’d meet him at a party!”

Jiang Yuan: “Do all Alphas like the type you described?”

Liu Shan: “Well, that’s definitely my type!”

Jiang Yuan looked at the others, seeing Gu Bai, Cyril, and even the instructor raise their hands, all jumping into the discussion.

Jiang Yuan felt more speechless the more he listened.

He had absolutely nothing in common with the type of Omega they liked!

So for him, who became an Omega halfway through life, trying to find an Alpha to hook up with would be ridiculously difficult.

Forget finding an Alpha boyfriend in five to seven days. He probably couldn’t find one even with two months.

After the competition, they would soon return to Earth, but the trip from Hoyt to Earth would take at least two weeks. The doctor predicted his heat would occur within five to seven days, meaning it would happen while they were on the spaceship.

He could only prepare himself to deal with the heat at any time.

Best case scenario would be buying suppressants and injecting them according to instructions, hopefully regulating his pheromone imbalance. Second scenario would be if suppressants failed, he’d try to endure it alone. Third scenario would be if he couldn’t endure it, then…

Jiang Yuan glanced sideways at Ji Rong’s handsome profile.

Then he’d have to wrong Ji Rong.

“Water?” Ji Rong had one hand on Jiang Yuan’s shoulder, and noticing Jiang Yuan’s gaze, picked up the water from the table and asked.

Jiang Yuan nodded, took the water Ji Rong passed him, drank a few sips, and lowered his head.

Damn.

The thought of tricking Ji Rong really made him feel guilty.

If the first two options didn’t work out, he could only… do this.

Still… he needed to prepare properly, to avoid problems when the time came.

Thinking it through carefully again, Jiang Yuan realized besides suppressants and pheromone monitors, he needed to buy… ahem… certain items.

As for what to do about his pheromone imbalance after tricking Ji Rong, he could only take it one step at a time.

Jiang Yuan felt frustrated. Just then, his communicator beeped.

“I need to step out for a bit,” Jiang Yuan told everyone, pointing at his communicator.

“Sure, go ahead.”

Gu Bai and the others paid no attention and continued playing.

Beside them, Ji Rong watched Jiang Yuan’s retreating figure with a strange look, his brows slightly furrowed. Today, Jiang Yuan’s looks toward him felt odd.

Damn!

Was he too obvious at the hospital today?

Did Jiang Yuan realize his feelings weren’t just friendship, but that he wanted to sleep with him?

While Ji Rong was lost in his doubts, Jiang Yuan was outside communicating with his father, Jiang Tianze.

Looking at his son’s handsome features through the communicator, so similar to his own, Jiang Tianze couldn’t help but smile. Although his son wasn’t an Alpha, he was his pride!

He never missed a single one of Jiang Yuan’s matches and even rewatched many of them several times!

If not for his duties preventing him from taking leave freely, he would have loved to watch the matches in person at Hoyt and cheer for his son.

Many colleagues had seen his son, and when they saw him representing the Federation, they’d come asking questions. Today, naturally, everyone in the military knew that Jiang Yuan in the competition was Jiang Tianze’s son!

They were all dumbfounded. It was quite interesting!

Actually, not just his colleagues were shocked. Even he as a father was stunned. He had no idea how his son had become so impressive! His own position came from both ability and mecha combat skills, so unlike Fang Shi who only knew their son was talented, he truly understood how difficult those operations were.

Especially in that match between the Federation and Hoyt. His son’s performance was outstanding!

As a Beta, his son’s physical abilities were naturally inferior to Alphas, but his son had always worked hard. As a father, he had always noticed this, and seeing his son’s current achievements made him incredibly happy.

“Congratulations on winning the championship, son. I was in a meeting after watching the match, so I couldn’t contact you immediately,” Jiang Tianze said with a smile.

Jiang Yuan smiled and chatted briefly with Jiang Tianze.

“By the way, Dad, there’s something I want to ask you…” Jiang Yuan said after a moment’s thought.

Jiang Tianze: “Go ahead.”

Jiang Yuan: “I’m actually an Omega, not a Beta, right?”

Hearing this, Jiang Tianze was stunned, then nodded. “Uh, yes. How did you find out?”

Jiang Yuan: “I wasn’t feeling well, so I went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor told me.”

Jiang Tianze nodded slightly, then continued, “Actually, it’s possible for an Alpha-Omega pair to have a Beta child, but the chances are very low. Your case is special. Although you’re an Omega, your gland never developed, so you’re no different from a normal Beta and won’t have heat cycles.

“So after discussing it with your mom, we decided to raise you as a Beta.”

Worried that Jiang Yuan might overthink the genetic test results and feel defective, or fall into the same destructive cycle as when he liked that bastard Song Yirui, Jiang Tianze added, “The doctor who did the examination said your gland was so dormant that the chance of activation was practically zero.”

Hearing Jiang Tianze’s words, Jiang Yuan nearly coughed blood. Practically zero? Quack doctor!

Then what was happening to him now?

He hadn’t even been at the military academy for one semester when it activated!

And now he had pheromone disorder!

Seeing his son’s troubled expression, Jiang Tianze thought Jiang Yuan was still worried about his genes and said, “Being a Beta is great. You’re not controlled by pheromones!”

Jiang Yuan looked at Jiang Tianze tearfully. “Father… I know being a Beta is good, not being controlled by pheromones, but the problem is… my gland has activated now.”

Jiang Tianze, who had just been comforting Jiang Yuan, froze completely, stunned by this sudden information.

The gland activated?

His son was becoming an Omega?

No, how could it activate?!

How was this possible?!

The conversation with the doctor was still vivid in his mind.

“I’m sorry, sir, but your child’s gland is underdeveloped. We’ve tried various methods, but the gland shows no response. It likely won’t develop in his lifetime. He can only be a Beta.”

As a father, Jiang Tianze naturally cared about his son’s health and eagerly asked, “Is there any chance the gland might develop later?”

“Well… sorry, but the probability is nearly zero. While there have been Omegas with similar conditions whose glands activated, those are isolated cases, a very small minority.”

Jiang Tianze snapped back to reality and asked anxiously, “What else did the doctor say to watch out for? Did they do other tests? Are you feeling okay?…”

Seeing Jiang Tianze’s worried expression, Jiang Yuan didn’t want his father to worry and quickly said, “I’m fine physically, don’t worry, Dad. Um, my teammates are still inside having fun, so I’ll hang up now!”

After Jiang Yuan ended the call, Jiang Tianze was still in shock.

His son became an Omega?

No, no, no…

Wait, his son suddenly becoming an Omega while surrounded by Alpha teammates! How could he stay with them! It’s dangerous!

Just as Jiang Yuan walked back into the room, his communicator beeped with a message from Jiang Tianze.

Jiang Yuan opened it and his expression froze, his mouth twitching.

Jiang Tianze: Son, take care of yourself out there! Stay away from those Alphas!

Looking at this message, Jiang Yuan was speechless. His father’s worry was completely unnecessary. He wasn’t the type of Omega that Alphas liked at all!

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